Bisping, Gastelum both feel an advantage about short-notice bout

It’s not very often that both halves of a short-notice matchup view their impending bout as a win-win scenario, but that’s exactly how Michael Bisping and Kelvin Gastelum see their main event clash in Shanghai, China next weekend.

“I only feel like it’s an advantage career-wise,” Gastelum said of the shift from facing Anderson Silva to squaring off with Bisping during Wednesday’s media conference call. “Mike is obviously the former champion, he’s highly ranked and his position in the UFC is very high, so this is a great move for my career.

“He’s ranked No. 2, fresh off his title fight with (Georges St-Pierre),” he added. “I feel like this is an even better fight for my career and I expect it…